Who's Who in the Ancient World: A Handbook to the Survivors of the Greek and Roman Classics

by Betty Radice

Book Overview

For those who would like to understand references to the ancient world, this text provides: concise life histories of the major dramatists, politicians, poets and philosophers; entries on Greek and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140510559
• ISBN13: 9780140510553
• Release Date: October 1973
• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Quickie Classical Reference Book

This is an excellent little reference book for the ancient Greco-Roman Classical world. Great for the student of ancient history or mythology or for classical allusions in literature or political science made to this day.

An invaluable reference!

This book offers invaluable references for travel, literature art...heck, even songs by Sting! I purchased my first copy while in art school where I couldn't keep straight all of the tales of love, betrayal and revenge in the ancient world. After four months in Italy and Greece it is worn, torn and lovingly wine stained, but it has served me well. I used it to decipher names on structures in the Roman Forum and to reveal the meaning of paintings in the Ufizzi. Without it my travels would not have been nearly as rich.